Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring: Basic Principles and Recent Update.
10.3346/jkms.2013.28.9.1261
- Author:
Sung Min KIM
1
;
Seung Hyun KIM
;
Dae Won SEO
;
Kwang Woo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kwoo@plaza.snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring;
Evoked Potential;
Guideline
- MeSH:
Electroencephalography;
Electromyography;
Evoked Potentials, Motor/physiology;
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory/physiology;
Humans;
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring;
Muscle, Skeletal/*physiology;
Spinal Cord/*physiology
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2013;28(9):1261-1269
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The recent developments of new devices and advances in anesthesiology have greatly improved the utility and accuracy of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IOM). Herein, we review the basic principles of the electrophysiological methods employed under IOM in the operating room. These include motor evoked potentials, somatosensory evoked potentials, electroencephalography, electromyography, brainstem auditory evoked potentials, and visual evoked potentials. Most of these techniques have certain limitations and their utility is still being debated. In this review, we also discuss the optimal stimulation/recording method for each of these modalities during individual surgeries as well as the diverse criteria for alarm signs.
